TikTok Shuts Down In U.S. Before Ban Takes Effect—Here’s What To Know
TikTok is no longer accessible in the U.S. as of late Saturday night, shortly before a nationwide ban on ByteDance’s popular social media app took effect, though President-elect Donald Trump has suggested he will delay the ban after his return to the White House on Monday.
TikTok is working again in US just hours after shutting down — and it’s thanks to Trump
TikTok was up and running again Sunday — hours after President-elect Donald Trump vowed to keep it “from going dark.”
TikTok shuts down in the United States hours ahead of a ban
TikTok went offline in the United States Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect.
TikTok shuts down, but Trump promises executive order to delay ban
TikTok and ByteDance, as well as some TikTok content creators, sued to stop the ban from taking effect, citing free speech concerns, but they lost in front of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the Supreme Court.
TikTok shuts down as U.S. ban takes effect
TikTok’s app and website effectively shut down in the United States late Saturday just before a nationwide ban against the video-sharing platform came into force.
Trump says banning TikTok won’t make Americans safer from China. He may have a point
President Donald Trump on Wednesday batted down the national security concerns surrounding TikTok, saying, “Is it that important for China to be spying on young people? On young kids watching crazy videos?
Trump delays TikTok ban, signs order
President Trump postpones the TikTok ban and signs an executive order, giving the app more time to secure a U.S. sale.
Unfortunately, Trump Played the TikTok Ban Perfectly
In the days approaching January 19, 2025, millions of TikTok content creators and consumers prepared to say their final goodbyes to the app. After a TikTok ban was passed in Congress, requiring the app either to be sold to an American company on an impossible timeline or to go dark,
TikTok starts restoring service in the U.S. after shutting down over divest-or-ban law
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TikTok shuts down in the US
The ban-or-divest law, which goes into effect on Sunday, effectively bans TikTok unless ByteDance sells much of its stake in ...
Did TikTok shut down Sunday?: Live updates
Looming over the Supreme Court's TikTok decision is what could happen after Donald Trump takes office. Trump promised to ...
TikTok Shuts Down: Video App Goes Dark in U.S. as Divestiture Bill Is Set to Become Law
President Trump has indicated that he wants to find a way to revive the app, but late on Saturday, TikTok went offline.
TikTok Has Shut Down in the U.S. — and Users Have Thoughts: Here are Some of the Best Reactions
TikTok has been shutdown in the U.S. — and social media users are already joking about what comes next. Here are some of ...
Will TikTok shut down? What to do as a user or creator if the platform is banned
Whether you’re a casual user or a dedicated creator, the possibility of TikTok shutting down in the U.S. raises many ...
TikTok voluntarily shuts down in the U.S. as divest-or-ban law takes effect
Users in the U.S. who opened the app were greeted with a message that read, "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now." ...